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. >>> chuck hagel got the nod today to be the next secretary of defense. stanley mcchrystal and michael hayden both say hagel is a fine choice. hagel earned two purple hearts in the vietnam war, his confirmation hearing is set to begin thursday. >>> japan has launched two surveillance satellites to help keep an eye on north korea. defense officials are threatening to carry out a nuclear test and more long range rocket launches. the u.s. security council expanded sanctions against north korea this week and condemned the country for last month's launch. >>> 233 people killed in a nightclub fire in southeast brazil. some burned to death, some were trampled, some overcome by smoke. it happened when the jam packed nightclub suddenly caught fire aeb many of these victims didn't stand a chance. on the scene right now, rescuers are still picking through the burned rubble, cnn's shasta darlington. >> reporter: smoke filled the air when the first firefighters entered the nightclub. where shirtless men were already trying to rescue some of the injured. emergency vehi
. >>> chuck hagel got the nod today to be the next secretary of defense. stanley mcchrystal and michael hayden both say hagel is a fine choice. hagel earned two purple hearts in the vietnam war, his confirmation hearing is set to begin thursday. >>> japan has launched two surveillance satellites to help keep an eye on north korea. defense officials are threatening to carry out a nuclear test and more long range rocket launches. the u.s. security council expanded sanctions...
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and a deep dive into this effort to stop chuck hagel from becoming the next secretary of defense. who is behind these groups and what's really motivating them? good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 29th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. pac show for you, i promise. my first reads of the morning, nearly two years ago, president obama gave a speech in el paso calling for immigration reform, stronger board security and a path to citizenship. >> el paso, the question is whether those in congress who previously walked away in the name of enforcement are now ready to come back to the table and finish the work that we've started. >> well, now that a bipartisan group of senators have come back to the table, the president today will praise the principles this group of eight laid out calling for the country to get behind in senate plan. as white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer just tweeted, today, potus will applaud the bipartisan senate agreement consistent with his long-held view and lay out his vision for immigration reform. "the washington post" is the
and a deep dive into this effort to stop chuck hagel from becoming the next secretary of defense. who is behind these groups and what's really motivating them? good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 29th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. pac show for you, i promise. my first reads of the morning, nearly two years ago, president obama gave a speech in el paso calling for immigration reform, stronger board security and a path to citizenship. >> el...
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are weighing in on the nomination fight over senator chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be the defense secretary. and they are filling the airwaves with attack ads. there is this supposed pro lbgt group, but it is closely allied with a very deep red republican -- >> jennifer: that's what i thought. >> the details are sketchy but -- [overlapping speakers] >> jennifer: all right. andy -- and i hate to leave on this terribly depressive note. all i'm going to say is we want to purge you of reporting on dark money and hopefully if we get a supreme court composition that makes this up again, you can start reporting on other things. thank you, andy kroll. >> thank you. >> jennifer: and now to a story we're not leaving behind. in the 45 days since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school now at least 1,305 americans have died as a result of gun violence. the rough estimate from "slate" magazine. the toll for one chicago family cannot get any worse. shirley chambers has lost all four of her children to gun violence. on saturday her 33-year-old son, ronnie was shot and killed as he sat in a p
are weighing in on the nomination fight over senator chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be the defense secretary. and they are filling the airwaves with attack ads. there is this supposed pro lbgt group, but it is closely allied with a very deep red republican -- >> jennifer: that's what i thought. >> the details are sketchy but -- [overlapping speakers] >> jennifer: all right. andy -- and i hate to leave on this terribly depressive note. all i'm going to say is we want...
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what ultimately matters, chris, is how he performs as secretary of defense. bob gates, leon panetta set the bar high and i think chuck hagel will clear that bar if he is better prepared the next time. >> chris: laura, at various points he didn't seem to know or have thought much about major issues and about the funding. at one point he called the iranian government legitimate and elected. are you as forgiving as senator bayh. >> i think the russians and chinese were probably watching out this played out. bill kristol was right when said this is not just a second rate performance. this could have been the worst performance that ever took place at a confirmation hearing and that is saying something. when you are the secretary of defense it shouldn't be just the fact that you won two purple hearts or were awarded those in battle. his patriotism is not questioned. merit should count for something and he is going to have is to stand up against a frankly american military that is going to be cut back. he has to stand for that and still be able to stand strong on th
what ultimately matters, chris, is how he performs as secretary of defense. bob gates, leon panetta set the bar high and i think chuck hagel will clear that bar if he is better prepared the next time. >> chris: laura, at various points he didn't seem to know or have thought much about major issues and about the funding. at one point he called the iranian government legitimate and elected. are you as forgiving as senator bayh. >> i think the russians and chinese were probably...
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they don't key fend the defense of marriage act in court. they basically use the executive power and use the nlrb to pass things they can't get the congress to pass. this is what he is going to do over the next two years. with the further ambition of trying to make sure that the republicans lose the house in which case he will have control over congress again. >> chris: juan? >> i think what you are seeing here is a response to political gridlock. what we are talking about in the case that the the court ruled on pepsi-cola bottlers versus their union is that the republicans really do not like the decisions that would come from a democratic appointee on the national labor relations board and so they were -- they do not want that board to function. now, remember, these agencies have been cre created by congr. they are nonfunctional if you don't have people to run them. you had a minority in the senate and in the house basically conspire to stop the functioning of government agencies. >> chris: isn't that the constitution that balances? >> i th
they don't key fend the defense of marriage act in court. they basically use the executive power and use the nlrb to pass things they can't get the congress to pass. this is what he is going to do over the next two years. with the further ambition of trying to make sure that the republicans lose the house in which case he will have control over congress again. >> chris: juan? >> i think what you are seeing here is a response to political gridlock. what we are talking about in the...
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the nominee to succeed leon panetta are for defense secretary. he's tried to pave the way by meeting with at least 60 different senators. he's also had meetings with pan pap, panetta, of course. let's listen to chuck hagel. >>> thank you, chairman levin, ranking member inhofe, and distinguished members of the committee. i am honored to come before you today as the president's nominee to be secretary of defense. first, as you suggested, mr. chairman, let me introduce my family. my wife lily beth, my son zar and daughter ali are not with us. our son claims he's taking a test. we'll confirm that later. but both our son and daughter that we are very, very proud of, and i think, like any proud father and any proud mother, you all know how i feel about that as you have the same feelings about your children. it's the same way we feel about ours. i also want to introduce my brother tom who served with me in vietnam. my brother mike who is our number three brother and, i might add, who actually possesses any talent our family has. he has in the pentagon t
the nominee to succeed leon panetta are for defense secretary. he's tried to pave the way by meeting with at least 60 different senators. he's also had meetings with pan pap, panetta, of course. let's listen to chuck hagel. >>> thank you, chairman levin, ranking member inhofe, and distinguished members of the committee. i am honored to come before you today as the president's nominee to be secretary of defense. first, as you suggested, mr. chairman, let me introduce my family. my wife...
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you have borders that are defensible. within those borders, you have a democratic policy or whatever kind of regime you have. the state has a monopoly. this is all constituent pillars of what it means to be a country. when you say there are these negative costs to defending that border, making that border impenetrable or defensible, i think there are some people out there who say, well, look, there's costs to everything, but this has to be a priority because in some existential sense, we cannot be a nation unless we have this kind of thing. >> but there are differences with class, and what i think eliseo is talking about is why is it that enforcement comes out so heavily and so strong against people who are maybe from rural parts of mexico or central america? why is it you can allow for other countries to have access here as soon as they touch the shores? why is it that you can pay your way into this country also if you come from indonesia or china or other areas and have citizenship granted to you in a matter of time? so
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so look at what the next defense secretary is going to have to supervise massive defense cuts. make key decisions, long-term technical advance, short-term readiness. these are tough questions. you have to be able to present leadership and toughness. he is personally a tough guy. i've seen him oppose the iraq war with other republicans. he personally has that courage. but can he project that and show mastery of the building? that's the question. >> the ability to be a salesman, a politician. >> absolutely. let's divide politics from all of this. you know, ralph just said this was about judgment. and david just said opposing the war in iraq takes courage. i think the notion in some ways to say because chuck hagel doesn't believe what john mccain says you question his judgment. for somebody that carried a gun as a general in vietnam, i'm going to trust their ability -- >> well, chuck hagel doesn't believe what he says 10 years ago and 12 years ago. >> i want to go to immigration. this is chuck schumer this week on the issue of immigration. >> for the first time ever, there is more
so look at what the next defense secretary is going to have to supervise massive defense cuts. make key decisions, long-term technical advance, short-term readiness. these are tough questions. you have to be able to present leadership and toughness. he is personally a tough guy. i've seen him oppose the iraq war with other republicans. he personally has that courage. but can he project that and show mastery of the building? that's the question. >> the ability to be a salesman, a...
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secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution is to the overall affects here on the ground in egypt, and the kind of community that the u.s. has. it is a back door channel and an important one for the region, alex. >> we look at what's happening in other sort of states where the government has a tenuous grip on power or the government is basically a failed state. we've seen al qaeda lirnked network rushing in to the host cells to take over virally. what happens in ejust a minute if this government does fall. who fails the game? >> there are indications that the police force have been the most degraded state institutions. the police really ha
secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution...
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americans have the right to self-defense. as the court has said to have guns in their homes to protect the families. no one can take away those rights or the guns. second amendment rights are the foundation in which our discussion rests. they are not at risk. but what is at risk are lives, lives are at risk when responsible people fail to stand up for laws to keep guns out of the hands of those who use them to commit murder especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional statutory measures to better protect our children and all americans. i say this as a parent and as a grandparent. ours is a free society, an open society, we come together today to learn how to become a safer and more secure society. no one begrudges the government assistance provided to victims of mass tragedies made possible by the law we passed after the bombing in oklahoma city. the bill introduced last week against gun trafficking was similarly proved helpful and i believe it will become an accepted part of the crime control framewor
americans have the right to self-defense. as the court has said to have guns in their homes to protect the families. no one can take away those rights or the guns. second amendment rights are the foundation in which our discussion rests. they are not at risk. but what is at risk are lives, lives are at risk when responsible people fail to stand up for laws to keep guns out of the hands of those who use them to commit murder especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional...
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former defense secretary robert gates was the first. he will continue until his successor is named. >>> it is hard to believes the january out there. this is a live look outside where the temperatures reached 70 degrees today. >> we got a break from all that frigid stuff last week. but we are watching storms that could be moving in. meteorologist veronica johnson is outside on the storm team 4 weather deck soaking it all in. veronica? >> that's right. one amazingly nice, yummy day out here, guys. i guess i should thank the producers today for sending me out. you know, it was just inside of 36 hours where we had icy conditions around here. of course, school delays. winter at the beginning of the week. today spring. pet people sporting their short sleeves and coats thrown in the back seats or left at home. the temperature today up to 69 degrees unofficially. when the official record comes out for washington d.c., we will have hit 70 degrees. it could very well be the warmest day that we have had around here. warmest january day since janu
former defense secretary robert gates was the first. he will continue until his successor is named. >>> it is hard to believes the january out there. this is a live look outside where the temperatures reached 70 degrees today. >> we got a break from all that frigid stuff last week. but we are watching storms that could be moving in. meteorologist veronica johnson is outside on the storm team 4 weather deck soaking it all in. veronica? >> that's right. one amazingly nice,...
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. >> also today, the white house expressing surprise, but not sounding the alarm after secretary of defense nominee chuck hagel's rocky ride before the senate armed services committee. >> well, i said it, and i don't remember the context or when i said it. if i had an opportunity to edit that, like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meeting. and i think in a larger context, i've said many, many things over many years. >> so the reviews, they are in. and take a look at some of the headlines today. the "new york times" saying hagel has rough outing before ex colleagues. the hill, hagel delivers shaky performance. "the national journal" is chuck hagel failing. >> i really regretted the lack of civility and respect for a man who has fought for the nation, been decorated for combat heroism. and who was obviously a thoughtful and insightful person when it comes to many of these issues. >> i've thought about this a lot since yesterday. i want to give the president the benefit of the doubt in who he can bring to his cabinet with him and who can join him in t
. >> also today, the white house expressing surprise, but not sounding the alarm after secretary of defense nominee chuck hagel's rocky ride before the senate armed services committee. >> well, i said it, and i don't remember the context or when i said it. if i had an opportunity to edit that, like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meeting. and i think in a larger context, i've said many, many things over many years. >> so the reviews,...
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. >> we did the defense authorization bill. 380 amendments, and we went forward and did the right thing. i am guardedly optimistic. >> we did postal reform. towards the end of the year, little noticed, but there were some complicated pieces of legislation. they did not pass the house, most of them, but they got through the senate with a good bipartisan support. >> do you buy this pendulum idea that it reached its nadir? >> maybe i am wrong. maybe that is not the case. we were able to make certain progress in other areas, and i think historians that study the senate will look back on this version of this nuclear option, because if it had happened, and it was going to happen unless we came up with this road map for the leaders -- >> this is the filibuster reform. >> on the filibuster, that if the senate had gone to a 51- vote body, it would have changed the nature of the united states senate forever. >> before you leave, senator schumer, you have some quality time with the president. one of the hats you wear, you are chairman of the joint inaugural committee. and some of the jobs are -- >
. >> we did the defense authorization bill. 380 amendments, and we went forward and did the right thing. i am guardedly optimistic. >> we did postal reform. towards the end of the year, little noticed, but there were some complicated pieces of legislation. they did not pass the house, most of them, but they got through the senate with a good bipartisan support. >> do you buy this pendulum idea that it reached its nadir? >> maybe i am wrong. maybe that is not the case. we...
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in our budget last year, we did take money out of defense. just not nearly as much as the president seems to want to. but we think the sequesters will happen because the democrats have opposed our efforts to replace those cuts with others and offered no alternatives. >> is this worth shutting the government down over? >> no one is talking about shutting the government down. >> well, it's a piece of the leverage that conservatives have. you didn't want to fight over the debt ceiling because you thought you can't do tha you have to pay the government's bills. doyou think this fight over priority is worth shutting the government down? >> we're not interested in shutting the government down. what happens on march 1 is spending goes down automatically. march 27 is when the moment you're talking about, the continuing resolution expires. we are more than happy to keep spending at those levels going on into the future while we debate how to balance the budget, grow the economy, create economic opportunity. that's the kind of debate the country deserv
in our budget last year, we did take money out of defense. just not nearly as much as the president seems to want to. but we think the sequesters will happen because the democrats have opposed our efforts to replace those cuts with others and offered no alternatives. >> is this worth shutting the government down over? >> no one is talking about shutting the government down. >> well, it's a piece of the leverage that conservatives have. you didn't want to fight over the debt...
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a firearm in a plan a defense would have come in handy for him . the mainstream liberal media giving democrats a free pass into separate interviews over the weekend. abc this week conducting a six desman a long interview with senator bob menendez of new jersey. it did not ask a single question about an fbi probe into allegations he slept with underage prostitutes in the dominican republic. and on cbs 60 minutes, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton were thrown softball questions on benghazi, including one that led to this joke. >> i remember bob gates, the first thing he said to me, i think maybe the first week or two, and he obviously had been through seven presidents or something. he said, mr. president, one thing i can guarantee you is that at this moment somewhere, somehow, somebody in the federal government is covering up. [laughter] lou: cbs has the same news outlets that held damaging taped material of the president contradicting himself on the benghazi attack until two days before the election. and cbs political d
a firearm in a plan a defense would have come in handy for him . the mainstream liberal media giving democrats a free pass into separate interviews over the weekend. abc this week conducting a six desman a long interview with senator bob menendez of new jersey. it did not ask a single question about an fbi probe into allegations he slept with underage prostitutes in the dominican republic. and on cbs 60 minutes, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton were thrown...
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and republicans better not get on defense about this and say, oh, no, no we are happy to compromise. they have to say, wait a minute we are constantly willing to compromise this guy just wants to destroy us. martha: you look at guns, and now immigration which is the battle we are about to have. it seems to me what most americans would want i would assume is a president who says -- who says and believes there are facts on our side, there are facts on their side, okay. let's figure out what the best solution is, rather than denigrating the opposition. that would happen more at the congressional level. the president you want to rise above that. >> he's going to give a speech in las vegas. i think you'll find that a lot of what he's going to say is close to what we've heard from the bipartisan group in the senate. when kate says that we villa lie, or the president vilifies people, it was the republicans held out an entire economic plan in order to protect the tax rates for wealthy people. >> there that negates their reasoning, kate does it not? i think you have to accept that. we all und
and republicans better not get on defense about this and say, oh, no, no we are happy to compromise. they have to say, wait a minute we are constantly willing to compromise this guy just wants to destroy us. martha: you look at guns, and now immigration which is the battle we are about to have. it seems to me what most americans would want i would assume is a president who says -- who says and believes there are facts on our side, there are facts on their side, okay. let's figure out what the...
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against that dramatic backdrop, chuck hagel made his case to be secretary of defense. before his hearing it seemed that he would succeed, but things did not go as planned. hagel had to correct his statement on iran's nuclear ambitious. >> by the way i just have been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to say that i i don't have a position on containment. i recognize i've had more attention paid to my words in the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible. >> just to make sure your correction is clear, we do have a position on containment which is we do not favor containment. >> we do not favor containment. that was the president's position and that was my position. >> jennifer: correct made, ouch. that's not the worst of it. some of the most point questions came from hagel's former good friend and former vietnam vet senator mccain. he said he wouldhe said if he became president hagel would work for him. but more than a decade later the bromance is over. and mccain ripped him over the i
against that dramatic backdrop, chuck hagel made his case to be secretary of defense. before his hearing it seemed that he would succeed, but things did not go as planned. hagel had to correct his statement on iran's nuclear ambitious. >> by the way i just have been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to say that i i don't have a position on containment. i recognize i've had more attention paid to my words in...
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immigrants and we saw this jammed through obama fair and when the justice department refused to uphold the defense of marriage act and the weakened welfare requirements and push through the controversial contraception mandate and unfortunately, i don't think the most recent example that we've been given is going to be the last. joining me, is texas congressman louie gomer and congresswoman marsha blackburn. >> how are you. >> sean: i don't think that he respects the constitution and keeps pushing it to a breaking point. i think you're exactly right. and what we can't continue to see, and congress is that he scircumvents us. and people are tired of this president not respecting the constitution and trying to do executive orders and trying to have special commissions to decide problems, all things that we in congress should be doing. >> aren't they supposed to be co-equal branches of government. separation of powers? it's pretty basic stuff. >> it's part of the constitution and i think one of the big legal ramifications that should come out of this would be a class action lawsuit by all of those who
immigrants and we saw this jammed through obama fair and when the justice department refused to uphold the defense of marriage act and the weakened welfare requirements and push through the controversial contraception mandate and unfortunately, i don't think the most recent example that we've been given is going to be the last. joining me, is texas congressman louie gomer and congresswoman marsha blackburn. >> how are you. >> sean: i don't think that he respects the constitution and...
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so half of the sequester, a full half of it is defense. that is a huge, huge cut to defense. but it's actually worse than that for republicans. medicaid is completely protected from the sequester. social security, completely protected. most low-income programs, completely protected. medicaid beneficiaries, completely protected. veterans benefits, completely protected. pell grants, completely protected. so the sequester is these large spending cuts, but they mostly protect the core democratic priorities, and they concentration incredibly heavily on the spending republicans care about most. and that is because republicans cut this deal in order to not have tax increases in the sequester. so the idea that republicans can trade the democrats for a new sequester that has spending cuts democrats prefer, is ludicrous. the only thing that could trade the sequester for is something that includes tax increases, because the whole point of the sequester in the first place was, they couldn't find spending cuts democrats liked better. >> and in fact, talking points memo argues that gop lea
so half of the sequester, a full half of it is defense. that is a huge, huge cut to defense. but it's actually worse than that for republicans. medicaid is completely protected from the sequester. social security, completely protected. most low-income programs, completely protected. medicaid beneficiaries, completely protected. veterans benefits, completely protected. pell grants, completely protected. so the sequester is these large spending cuts, but they mostly protect the core democratic...
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so we know something about what kind of defensive perimeter is required. and we can count about that. other things that people don't tend to track on, do you want american soldiers in combat of medical care or not? do you want -- what is the attrition rate the president is going to accept? among wounded soldiers in the wars to which he is a sent them. because if you want soldiers to survive the kind of injuries that they encounter in these operations you need have something called a medical clinic summer into the. if you have one base it must be at that base. a role three medical clinic is 200 people. here's another fun fact that gets lost in the discussion. will do this all with creditors. we'll do this all with the drones and a great thing about drones is that their on demand aerial systems. i quote the tenet general of the united states air force on the subject of what a misnomer it is to call them unmanned aerial system big one thing that is a man is the actual playing. if you want to creditors on the ground -- predators on the ground, guess what, they
so we know something about what kind of defensive perimeter is required. and we can count about that. other things that people don't tend to track on, do you want american soldiers in combat of medical care or not? do you want -- what is the attrition rate the president is going to accept? among wounded soldiers in the wars to which he is a sent them. because if you want soldiers to survive the kind of injuries that they encounter in these operations you need have something called a medical...
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. >>> a new secretary of defense or a new -- it's friday, february 1st, and this is "now." >>> joining me today political -- well, the first word i'm tripping up on the first word. politico senior white house reporter glenn thrush. national news editor for the morning times sam sifton, kiran simone and the always buzzy ben smith. for eight hours yesterday senate republicans directed their sharpest lines of inquiry towards defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. it's too bad most of it had nothing to do with the against defense department or what chuck hagel's record really says about what he might do with the defense department or really what chuck hagel's record actually is. freshman senator and deputy gum shoe ted cruz looked for needles in a haystack, parsing fragments of hagel's quotes circa 2006. >> in a speech on the floor of the senate you referred to israel's military campaign against the terrorist group hezbollah as a "sickening slaughter." now, i would suggest the characterizations. do you think it's right that israel was creating a sickening slaughter as you said on the floor
. >>> a new secretary of defense or a new -- it's friday, february 1st, and this is "now." >>> joining me today political -- well, the first word i'm tripping up on the first word. politico senior white house reporter glenn thrush. national news editor for the morning times sam sifton, kiran simone and the always buzzy ben smith. for eight hours yesterday senate republicans directed their sharpest lines of inquiry towards defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. it's...
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another republican, former senator chuck hagel is nominated for defense secretary. the obama administration has its hands full tonight. over egypt. the country's army chief is warning the nation could implode if violent dissent continues. correspondent connor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> nearly a week, police and protesters clash on the streets of egypt. protests don't grow. 60 people died since last thursday. mohammed morsi's declaration of martial law failed to contain the crisis. >> examing the state, extremists -- [ inaudible ] >> controversial and effectiv effective. the topic could lead to collapse of egypt, ushering in the widespread bloodshed. this is the largest arab country in the world in the entire middle east. morsi was democratically elected. critics say he has been changed since being in power. >> we will not accept this. >> opposition group are determined to keep up the pressure on morsi. saying the street will not rest until reforms are instituted. young men throw rocks in rioting, but not the mass uprising we saw two years ago. crowds f
another republican, former senator chuck hagel is nominated for defense secretary. the obama administration has its hands full tonight. over egypt. the country's army chief is warning the nation could implode if violent dissent continues. correspondent connor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> nearly a week, police and protesters clash on the streets of egypt. protests don't grow. 60 people died since last thursday. mohammed morsi's declaration of martial law failed to contain the...
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but when defense secretary panetta lifted the ban on women in combat his decision, this week, drew strong praise and sharp criticism. we have brought together two distinguished veterans to discussion the issue. colonel martha mcsally was our nation's first female combat pilot, logging hours over the skies of iraq an afghanistan and joins us from tucson, lieutenant general jerry boykin was one of the original members of the army's delta force and former head of the u.s. special forces command. colonel, general, welcome to fox news sunday and i have been looking forward to this discussion into thank you very much, chris. >> so have i, thanks for having us on. >> chris: here's how defense secretary panetta explained his decision this week. take a look: >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but, everyone is entitled to a chance. >> chris: general boykin, you dismissed this as another case of the pentagon using the military for a social experiment. i'd like you to tell colonel mcsally directly, knowing her background, look into the camera and tell her why she is unfit to
but when defense secretary panetta lifted the ban on women in combat his decision, this week, drew strong praise and sharp criticism. we have brought together two distinguished veterans to discussion the issue. colonel martha mcsally was our nation's first female combat pilot, logging hours over the skies of iraq an afghanistan and joins us from tucson, lieutenant general jerry boykin was one of the original members of the army's delta force and former head of the u.s. special forces command....
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to provide them material support for their own defense. israel is more than capable of defending themselves. they will be the first to tell you that but they do need our help and assistance in different ways. we need to stand prepared to make it very clear just as iran said an attack on syria is an attack on iran we should be very clear an attack on israel is an attack on our interests and america and i for one am prepared to say that. >> let's switch gear to immigration reform. it has been a front and center item this week. one member of a bipartisan group of eight senators that unveiled their proposals to immigration reform this week you are. the president then came out with his own policy. do you see the two meshing? >> i see significant differences. obviously talking about the same topic but there are some things that are the same but there are critical points that are different. for me and many of the members of the group that outlined these principles in fact one of the key parts of these principles is very clear requirement before a
to provide them material support for their own defense. israel is more than capable of defending themselves. they will be the first to tell you that but they do need our help and assistance in different ways. we need to stand prepared to make it very clear just as iran said an attack on syria is an attack on iran we should be very clear an attack on israel is an attack on our interests and america and i for one am prepared to say that. >> let's switch gear to immigration reform. it has...
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it has been for a long time democrats and gun control advocates on the defensive trying to make arguments from a conservative lens. now we're seeing the reverse. we're seeing arguments through a liberal lens. i have been skeptical anything real will happen in this congress. my skepticism is lessening. i think there's a chance we could see something like universal background checks. we now have a bipartisan group in the senate that's working on background check legislation. so that's an area that i'm particularly hopeful about. >> your skepticism is lessening. is your optimism increasing? >> yes. in the same amounts. >> okay. we're going to take your temperature next time. >> thank you to both of you for being here. >>> coming up, john kerry said good-bye to the senate today. we'll look at the big shoes he has to fill at the state department. stay with us. ♪ hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs th
it has been for a long time democrats and gun control advocates on the defensive trying to make arguments from a conservative lens. now we're seeing the reverse. we're seeing arguments through a liberal lens. i have been skeptical anything real will happen in this congress. my skepticism is lessening. i think there's a chance we could see something like universal background checks. we now have a bipartisan group in the senate that's working on background check legislation. so that's an area...